Left-foot accelerator for automobiles



Oct. 10; 1939. A GINTUNG 2,175,772

- LEFT-FOOT ACCELERATOR FOR AUTOMOBILES Filed June 10, 1938 Patented Oct. 10, 1939 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE LEFT-FOOT ACCELERATOR FOR AUTOMOBILES 1 Claim.

This invention relates to improvements in accelerator mechanisms for automobiles and has for its object to provide an accelerator adapted to be operated by the left foot.

The invention consists of the novel construction and arrangement of the parts and combination of parts hereinafter more fully set forth in the following specification and pointed out in detail in the appended claim.

In the accompanying drawing:

Figure 1 is a plan view of my invention.

Figure 2 is a side elevation of Figure 1 showing the invention connected to the steering column of an automobile.

Referring to the accompanying drawing, forming part of this specification, and in which like reference numerals designate like parts throughout the several views thereof, l designates the clutch pedal, 2 the brake pedal, and 3 the accelerator pedal in general use on all automobiles, the pedal 3 being the usual pedal operated by the right foot. A bracket 4 is secured to the steering column 5 and is held thereto by the clamp 6 and bolts 1. The bracket 4 is provided with a projection 8 on each end thereof, each of which is provided with an aperture through which the rod 9 projects. The said rod 9 is provided with a collar l0 adjacent to each of said projections 8 to hold the rod in the proper position in said bracket 4. The collars III are secured to the rod 9 by the set-screws II. On one end of the rod 8 is a pedal I 2 having its end bent over said rod and clamped in position by the bolt l3. The opposite end of the rod is bent at M and is provided with a clevis l5 having a rod l6 projecting therefrom which extends through the floor of the automobile and is adapted to connect with the usual accelerator rod. The 5 pedal I2 is operated by the left foot which leaves the right foot of the operator free to operate the brake pedal 2, when in trafiic, or in case the right foot becomes tired from a long drive. The rod 9 is provided with a coiled spring I! having one 10 end resting against the bracket 4 and the opposite end projecting into the collar l8 on the rod 9. This spring I! holds the pedal I 2 in position against rattling. The tension of the spring I! can be regulated by turning the collar l8 which 16 latter is held to the rod 9 by the screw 20.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim is:

A left-foot accelerator for automobiles, comprising a bracket having projections at each end 20 thereof and adapted to be secured to the steering column of an automobile, a rod mounted in said projections of said bracket and having one end bent at an angle thereto and adapted to be connected to the accelerator rod of an automobile, 25 a pedal on the opposite end of said rod, collars to hold the rod in position in said bracket, a collar adjustable on said rod between the aforesaid collars, and a coiled spring on said rod having one end resting against the said bracket and its 3 opposite end projecting into the last-named collar to hold the pedal against vibration.

' JOHN A. GIN'TLING. 

